PERRIS: Wreck with patrol vehicle sends one to hospital
PERRIS — One person was hospitalized after being involved in a traffic collision with an on-duty Sheriff’s deputy Wednesday, July 19. The accident happened while officers were responding to an emergency call for assistance.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Perris Police Station were responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call at 1:44 p.m. The incident was happening in the 400 block of South D Street in Perris.
“As one of the officers was traversing the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Nuevo Road, he was involved in a traffic collision,” Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Edmondson explained in a written press release after the accident, which involved a Sheriff’s patrol vehicle and a Chevrolet mini-van.
“The driver of the mini-van had a complaint of pain and was transported to a local hospital for an evaluation,” said Edmondson, who said, “There were no other reported injuries related to the accident.”
California Highway Patrol officers responded to the location and conducted a traffic collision investigation, which caused the partial closure of the intersection while officials investigated the accident and documented the scene of the wreck.
The traffic collision investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information on this investigation or who witnessed the crash is encouraged to call Sergeant Edmondson at the Perris Sheriff’s Station, (951) 210-1000. Callers can refer to incident file number PE172000078 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News and Anza Valley Outlook and also writes for Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg and breaking his back in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 26 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 – soon to be 13 – grandchildren.
s a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 – soon to be 13 – grandchildren.